U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs

February 27, 2008

Markup

Full Committee

• H.R. 5501: The Tom Lantos and Henry J. Hyde United States Global Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria Reauthorization Act of 2008
• H.R. 1084: Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2007
• H. Res. 185: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding the creation of refugee populations in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Persian Gulf region as a result of human rights violations
• H. Res. 854: Expressing gratitude to all of the member states of the International Commission of the International Tracing Service (ITS) on ratifying the May 2006 Agreement to amend the 1955 Bonn Accords granting open access to vast Holocaust and other World War II related archives located in Bad Arolsen, Germany
• H. Res. 865: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the March 2007 report of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development makes an important contribution to the understanding of the high levels of crime and violence in the Caribbean, and that the United States should work with Caribbean countries to address crime and violence in the region
• H. Con. Res. 154: Expressing the sense of Congress that the fatal radiation poisoning of Russian dissident and writer Alexander Litvinenko raises significant concerns about the potential involvement of elements of the Russian Government in Mr. Litvinenko
• H. Con. Res. 255: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the United States commitment to preservation of religious and cultural sites and condemning instances where sites are desecrated; and
• H. Con. Res. 278: Supporting Taiwan
• H. Con. Res. 290: Commemorating the 175th anniversary of the special relationship between the United States and the Kingdom of Thailand
• H. Res. 951: Condemning the ongoing Palestinian rocket attacks on Israeli civilians, and for other purposes

Statements:

• The Honorable Howard L. Berman

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February 13, 2008

International Relations Budget for Fiscal Year 2009

Full Committee

Statements:

• The Honorable Howard L. Berman ,
• The Honorable Ileana Ros-Lehtinen,
• The Honorable Condoleezza Rice

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December 5, 2007

After Annapolis: Next Steps in the Middle East Peace Process

Full Committee

Statements:

• The Honorable Tom Lantos,
• The Honorable Dennis Ross,
• David Wurmser, Ph.D.

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November 14, 2007

The Merida Initiative: Assessing Plans to Step Up our Security Cooperation with Mexico and Central America

Full Committee

Statements:

• The Honorable Tom Lantos,
• The Honorable Thomas A. Shannon, Jr.,
• The Honorable David T. Johnson

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November 7, 2007

Democracy, Authoritarianism, and Terrorism in Contemporary Pakistan

Full Committee

Statements:

• The Honorable Tom Lantos,
• The Honorable John D. Negroponte

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November 6, 2007

Yahoo! Inc.’s Provision of False Information to Congress

Full Committee

Statements:

• The Honorable Tom Lantos,
• Mr. Jerry Yang,
• Michael J. Callahan, Esq.

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October 31, 2007

The Mexico City Policy/Global Gag Rule: Its Impact on Family Planning and Reproductive Health

Full Committee

Statements:

• The Honorable Tom Lantos ,
• Ejike Oji, MBBS ,
• Joana Nerquaye-Tetteh, Ph.D.,
• Duff G. Gillespie, Ph.D.,
• Jean Kagia, M.D.,
• The Honorable Nita M. Lowey,
• The Honorable Marilyn Musgrave

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October 30, 2007

Russia on the Eve of National Elections

Full Committee

Statements:

• The Honorable Tom Lantos ,
• The Honorable Strobe Talbott,
• Andrei Piontkovsky, Ph.D.

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October 24, 2007

U.S. Policy in the Middle East

Full Committee

Statements:

• The Honorable Tom Lantos,
• The Honorable Condoleezza Rice

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October 23, 2007

Markup

Full Committee

• H.R. 2949: Eurasia Foundation Act;
• H.R. 3887: William Wilberforce Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2007;
• H.R. 3890: Block Burma JADE Act of 2007;
• H.R. 275: Global Online Freedom Act of 2007;
• H.R. 1746: Holocaust Insurance Accountability Act of 2007;
• H.R. 2332: Syria Accountability and Liberation Act;
• H.R. 2705: Compacts of Free Association Amendments Act of 2007;
• H.R. 3320: Support for the Museum of the History of Polish Jews Act of 2007;
• H.R. 3912: Naval Vessel Transfer Act of 2007;
• H.R. 3913: To amend the International Center Act to authorize the lease or sublease of certain property described in such Act;
• H. Res. 435: Expressing concern relating to the threatening behavior of the Iranian regime and its leader Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, and the activities of terrorist organizations sponsored by that regime in Latin America;
• H. Res. 550: Congratulating the people of Ethiopia on the second millennium of Ethiopia, and for other purposes;
• H. Res. 573: Recognizing and commending the efforts of the United States public and advocacy groups to raise awareness about and help end the worsening humanitarian crisis and genocide in Darfur, Sudan, and for other purposes;
• H. Res. 726: Calling on the President of the United States and the international community to take immediate steps to respond to and prevent acts of rape and sexual violence against women and girls in Darfur, Sudan, eastern Chad and the Central African Republic;
• H. Res. 740: Condemning in the strongest terms the attacks on African Union peacekeepers that occurred in Haskanita, Darfur, Sudan, on September 29, 2007;
• H. Res. 747: Recognizing the religious and historical significance of the festival of Diwali;
• H. Con. Res. 234: Calling on the government of the People’s Republic of China to respect the human rights of North Korean refugees; and
• H. Con. Res. 236: Recognizing the close relationship between the United States and the Republic of San Marino.

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